If Atletico Madrid wants to keep the top spot in the points table, they will have to perform consistently. If they cannot perform consistently, Atletico Madrid will not be able to keep the top spot in the La Liga table. We have seen Barcelona at the top of the table for a long time. But due to their irregular performance in the last few matches, Barcelona is now in third place in the points table. Barcelona has lost the top spot in the table due to their inability to perform consistently.
On the other hand, Real Madrid is trying their best to capture the top spot in the table. If Atletico Madrid fails to perform consistently, then it will be easy for Real Madrid to capture the top spot in the table. Real Madrid's performance was irregular at the beginning of the season, but now we can see a significant improvement in Madrid's overall performance. So if Atletico Madrid cannot perform consistently, they will lose the top spot.